Cooking utensil.



No. 754,310. I PATENTED MAR. s, 1904.

H. M. HORINE. (1001mm UTENSIL.

APPLIOATIOR FILED DBO. 14, 1903.

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HANNIEL M.. HORINE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent 1V0. 754,310, dated March 8, 1904.

Application filed December 14, 1903. Serial No. 185,082. (No modal.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HANNIEL M. HORINE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cooking Utensils, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cooking. utensils, such as skillets,'frying-pans, and other vessels provided with handles; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a valve in the side of the vessel through which"the fluid contents of the vessel may be drained; second, to provide means for operating the drain-valve by the same hand of the operator -which supports the utensil by the handle thereof, and, third, to provide the various details of construction hereinafter set forth, and

tain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete utensil. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary ,view looking at the face of the drain-valye; and Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view of the utensil, taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 2, showing the preferred construction of the valve and spout.

0 represents the bottom of the vessel, and a the sides thereof, to which is attached the handle a The bottom of the vessel is flat, and by preference the bottom and sides are constructed of a singlepiece of sheet metal in the manner in which frying-pans, skillets, and similar'utensils are commonly constructed. In'the bottom of the vessel is fitted a layer or thin slab 6 of soapstone, which is well known to possess properties oleaginous in their nature, which prevent the adhesion of food cooked thereon. Said layer I) fits closely to the sides of the vessel and is held down tightly by means of the lugs b, which are riveted to the sides of the vessel in such manner as tobear upon the top of the layer band hold the layer in close, contact with the bottom of the vessel to prevent the entrance of fluid between said layer of soapstone and the bottom of the vessel.

At the side of the vessel at a point near the base of the handle, and preferably a slight may lie directly beneath the handle a.

distance to the left thereof, is an apertures, through which the excess liquid, such as lard or water, depending upon the nature of the food being cooked, is allowed to flow out. Said aperture is located, preferably, near the bottom of the vessel, so that said excess liquid may be readily drained off without tilting the pan to too great an angle, and the object in having the aperture located to the left of the handle is that the operator may drain off the liquid contents of the vessel by tilting the same to the right, which is usually the most co'nvenient direction. i

In order to properly lead off the excess liqu-id when the utensil is being drained, a spout d is secured to the sides of the vessel beneath the aperture 0 therein. In the preferred construction said spout forms part-of a one-piece the cars 07 d The valve or stopper e is yieldingly secured in front of the aperture 0 for closing the same; and is rigidly fixed upon the rod f,which has abearing in the said ears 01%.

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For the purpose of normally holding the valve.

e in a closed position a spring f .is coiled around the rod f, one end of 'said spring being attached to said rod and the other end to the adjacent one of the ears (2*.

. The parts are constructed in such manner that the valve enormally closes the aperture '0, but may be swung so as to open said aperture by rotating the rod f against the .influence of the spring f. This rotation of the rod f is accomplished through the agency of a controlling-lever g'. Said lever g is preferably formed of a single piece with the rod f 0 and'has a bend.g', so that the lever portiolrrihg e relative angles of rod ,f and lever g are such that when the valve e is closed the lever y will extend obliquely downward beneath said handle." y

. The parts are so related that the forcing of lever g toward the handled causes the valve e to open.

- In operation when it is desired to remove 0 any excess liquid from the vessel during cooking the operator grasps the vessel by the handle a in the right hand, placing the forefinger upon the lever g. The vessel is then tilted slightly, the operator at the same time press ing the forefinger against the lever g, so as to draw said lever toward the handle a This swings the valve 6 so as to uncover the aperture c, and the excess liquid may then be poured ofl. j

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A cooking utensil consisting of a vessel having rising side's, an aperture in the sides of the vessel, a spout-piece secured to the side of the vessel below the aperture therein, said spout-piecehaving a spout and also having ears formed at the sides of said aperture; a valve for closing said aperture and arod journaled in the ears of said spout-piece, said valve being mounted on said rod for the purpose described.

2. In a cooking utensil, the combination of a vessel having rising sides and an aperture therein; a handle, a spout-piece secured to the sides of the vessel at the aperture therein; a spout on said spout-piece; ears on said spoutpiece; a rod journaled in said ears; a spring-- influenced valve mounted on said rod in position to control the aperture in the side of the vessel; and a lever for operating said valve, said lever connecting with said rod and bent so as to lie beneath said handle.

3. A cooking utensil consisting of a vessel having rising sides; an aperture in the sides of the vessel; a spoutpiece secured to the side of the vessel below the aperture therein, said spout-piece having ears formed thereon at the sides of said aperture; -a valve for closing said aperture; a rod journaled in the ears of said spout-piece, said valve being mounted on saidrod; and a spring for holding said valve closed.

HANNIEL M. HORINE.

Witnesses:

J. I. MCDONALD, HOWARD M. Cox. 

